Have Ayu's PVs took a large decline?

[GREENdays]

I've been realising this a lot lately, that Ayu's PVs seem to be lacking that something special. They seem like they've been rushed and not much effort has been put in, in my opinion.

Just little things such as having a noticeable storyline, and several different scenes and outfit changes, she doesn't seem to do that anymore. It upsets me to say that her PVs often bore me these days, where as they used to excite and captivate me.

It seems to have been in the last 2-3 years this has been occuring in my opinion.

Take PVs such as ourselves, my names WOMEN, STEP you, Mirrorcle World - they've all had a lot of effort and time and money put into every little aspect of the video.

Now we get PVs like:
Microphone - Ayu wasn't even in half of it and all she did was rock out
Sunrise and Sunset (omfg!),
MOON - biggest yawn ever
Lady Dynamite - although one of the better PVs, it still lacked a lot and could have had so much more going on such as more scenes and outfits (don't) Leave me alone - I love the song but there needed to be more scenes, it's so cheap and there isn't much happening

There are many more but that's just an idea.

Whats everyone elses opinions?

[ayufan42]

I think that just really recently her PVs haven't been too good. MOON is really bad, it's just one scene in a room with either her sitting on a couch or sitting in the ground. Pay attention, it's really true. It would have taken her & the crew zero effort to also record some scene on a balcony or outside, with her looking at the MOON, and it would've been so much better. So yes, that feels rushed and bad.

crossroad looks like it'll be the same boring and dull PV in a room. Sitting. In a room. For 5 minutes. Yay. Maybe that's the theme of the single trilogy! PVs with Ayu sitting in a room!

I loved the PVs from NL, though, and RnR had some good ones too though I have a negative bias towards the album. BALLAD's PV is one of her best ever IMO.

[Tasked]

what about Sexy Little Things? yes, that was good, wasn't it? So basically.. Ayu mixes good PVs with bad PVs... and she's always done that.. If you think her PVs were good in the old days, then look at Daybreak.. I think most ppl would agree that wasn't exactly oscar-material either.. So... no, nothing changed.. we'll get good PVs and bad PVs =)

[Cherry Dynamite]

Well to a certain extent yes but personally for me I've always love most of her PVs and dislike others. They can't always spend a lot on PVs so yeah it's normal that other videos will suck xD

[crea_spain]

I'm pretty sure the one she has been shooting during this last week in LA is gonna be EPIC!!!!!

[Hanabi_surreal]

Originally Posted by crea_spain

I'm pretty sure the one she has been shooting during this last week in LA is gonna be EPIC!!!!!

well... invest in a PV does not guarantee that it is good
Like fairiland imo is borring... she looks wonderful but RELI was so expensive for that ._.

Even so... I have the faith that is gonna be a HUGE PV~ <3
*fingers crossed *


yep, I have notice that too... but we can't say all her "new" PVs are not good she has good ones... *thinking*

I hope a new era of EPIC-AWSOME-OMG-DOUBLE RAINBOW (?) PVs come soon~ This is getting a little annoying ~O~

[ohsixthirty]

Originally Posted by Hanabi_surreal

well... invest in a PV does not guarantee that it is good
Like fairiland imo is borring... she looks wonderful but RELI was so expensive for that ._.

Even so... I have the faith that is gonna be a HUGE PV~ <3
*fingers crossed *


yep, I have notice that too... but we can't say all her "new" PVs are not good she has good ones... *thinking*

I hope a new era of EPIC-AWSOME-OMG-DOUBLE RAINBOW (?) PVs come soon~ This is getting a little annoying ~O~

I agree about fairyland's PV. I have no clue where all that money went, but the PV was a little on the boring side. Not as boring as sunrise or sunset, but it's definitely one of her PVs that I don't feel the urge to watch again.

[xLuna&1LOVE]

Ehm, not really. Maybe she doesn't have all that epic stuff in her suit-cases when she's recording a new PV in a foreign country. Didn't like Mirrorcle World (don't know what looks so expensive of an Ayu making some pirouettes in a red dress) at all.

Anyway, I like the last PV's, not including MOON. But I agree she had better stuff. Guess that BALLAD was her only greatest "not rushed" PV this year. I personally think her (miss)understood - Secret period were the years of the best video clips.

But you haven't seen crossroad in full length. You don't know what you will see in blossom. So, yeah. Have some hope.

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

Originally Posted by xLuna&1LOVE

Ehm, not really. Maybe she doesn't have all that epic stuff in her suit-cases when she's recording a new PV in a foreign country.

This is ayu we're talking about. Do you remember INSPIRE?

[njanjayrp]

Not really. Compared to other world artists, the majority of her PVs are still above average. Sure has a few ones that are just supposed to be fun. Still I'd classify the majority of her PVs as good or amazing.

[GREENdays]

I do have hope. I'm not dissing her personally or anything, but I do think the quality has decreased a lot over the years.

I still love her of course. But I just wish she'd have like a burst of creativity or something. Me and my friend were watching her PVs and just think they have really declined.

I agree that Secret and missunderstood were the best PV eras.

[AyUmIXx]

hmmm..
I'm sure that the two new singles will have GREAT PVs..
i believe so tho..
and as for the last album RnRC's PVs..i still think most of the new PVs are GREAT..
except for Lady Dynamite that looks cheap, not the gay-ppl make it look cheap..just the scenes/themes they're using.. not really high standard one~

[k21sh3n]

her best music video year for me is the I Am till Memorial Address era imo... and I definitely miss those years

[prussian blue]

Originally Posted by k21sh3n

her best music video year for me is the I Am till Memorial Address era imo... and I definitely miss those years

amen

[AyUmIXx]

^ really?
maybe I'm not the oldbie fan..
so, I think her current PVs are better than the old PVs..
oh well, we have our own different taste after all haha XD

[k21sh3n]

^haha yeah.. I'm definitely a huge fan of her old PVs with many hidden story to be translated.. but I have to admit though that Ayu looks more beautiful now..

[C+R+E+AYUMI]

oh well, i agree that all the latest PVs are boring and repeative.

Except Lady Dynamite and Microphone (an artist doesn't need to appear in all the lenght of the PV to make this PV beautiful) i cannot recall any other good and exciting PV..maybe You were..was nice but not an action PV at all..

Anyway ayu is on teh scene since 12 years ago and she's still releasing a lot of singles every year..remember that years ago it didn't happen that every single had at least 2 songs and every song followed by a PV...
there was 1 single with A side with the PV and if we were lucky tehre was a B-side without PV.
She's releasing so much works taht i believe she cannot afford high-budget PVs.

[Andrenekoi]

And this is the "Ayu is declining on something" thread of the month xD

[AngelSenshi]

^ It seems there is one every month, ne? Kinda exhausting.

I, personally, love her recent PVs and really enjoy them as much as I do a lot of her older ones. I always enjoy seeing her latest PVs.

MOON - I really loved it, the colours, the atmosphere, the emotions; it all suited the song.

Microphone - One of my favourites because it's really cool.

Lady Dynamite - really cool, it's feisty, it's different, it's great and I really enjoy it.

Sunrise + Sunset - Perhaps I'm one of the few people that loved these two PVs; I think they're simple but really enjoyable and they suit both songs.

(don't) Leave me alone - Personally not my favourite of her PVs but it IS cool and I like the meaning in it.

[JackieRos]

I blame the directors and her not saying it sucks b**ls